Family Medicine Physicians
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 136 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a third of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 92% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Order, perform, and interpret tests and analyze records, reports, and examination information to diagnose patients' condition.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Coordinate work with nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, pharmacists, psychologists, and other health care providers.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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